It was a very rough year for the Chicago Bears and Chairman George McCaskey, but the hiring of Ben Johnson as coach gives fans reason for optimism.

Two days before he was announced as the Chicago Bears head coach, Ben Johnson coached in the NFC Divisional Round as the Detroit Lions took on the Washington Commanders. Tom Brady was on the call for FOX,

Las Vegas parted ways with the first-year coach-GM tandem of Antonio Pierce and Tom Telesco earlier this month, and the “allure” of Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion, was said to have helped the Raiders become an enticing option for Johnson, 38.

With Matt Eberflus returning to Chicago in 2025, here's how the Bears have fared when facing their past head coaches as either head coaches or coordinators after they departed Chicago.

The Bears had targeted Johnson as their top candidate since firing head coach Matt Eberflus the day after Thanksgiving. They were convinced that his play-calling acumen and leadership skills were a perfect pairing with quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the Bears’ roster.

After Johnson chose Chicago, though, a reporter asked Bears chairman George H. McCaskey about ... as their next head coach to replace Matt Eberflus. Johnson had his options this year, with Las ...

The struggling Bears are among the teams with a pattern of hiring people with the same agent. The NFL has concerns about the implications.

Lions quarterback Jared Goff has had a 102.7 passer rating the last three seasons with Johnson as his offensive coordinator, compared to 91.5 before that. The Bears are hoping Johnson will develop quarterback Caleb Williams in a way that former coach Matt Eberflus and his staff couldn’t.

When the Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus in late November following ... scenario against the Detroit Lions, team owner George McCaskey said the Bears head coaching opening would ...

Stability can be gained by adding experience. Similar to 2015, the Bears’ search feels purposeful after the team failed with Eberflus, who lacked previous head coaching experience. In 2022, the Bears chose Eberflus over Dan Quinn and Jim Caldwell, their two other finalists, both of whom had been head coaches.

They're welcoming a former head coach from outside the building to aid Schottenheimer, however, with plans to hire Matt Eberflus as the defensive coordinator, per NFL Media. Eberflus, who spent ...

Matt Eberflus hollers out instructions in his final Bears game, the loss at Ford Field to the Detroit Lions. David Reginek-Imagn Images Matt Eberflus is back in the Big D and has a showdown with Bears